FIRST CAPITOL
Marine Corps League Detachment 521

Contact Information:

Meeting Date and Time:
Second Wednesday of each month at 7:30PM
Meeting Address:
Shiloh American Legion Post 791
1490 Poplars Road
York, PA 17404
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Charter Date: 09/30/1982

Additional Information:

First Capitol Detachment is headquartered in York, Pennsylvania. The Second Continental Congress - pushed from Philadelphia by the British in 1777 - convened in YorkTown to the West of the Susquehanna River for nine months. During that period, Washington's troops won the Battle of Saratoga, prompting the Congress to proclaim the first National Day of Thanksgiving. Additionally, the Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation - the young nation's first constitution - which allows York to claim the title of the First Capitol of the United States.

Important Links:

• MCL Membership Form - download and bring to meeting!
• Snyder v Phelps(Westboro Baptist Church) before the Supreme Court
• Get info and help with Toys for Tots in York and York County

Annual Dues:  26-New or 21-Renewal
Recent Function: 

Walt White (r) is presented with the 2009 Marine of the Year award by George Eyler, 2008 Marine of the Year

Detachment members and supporters gather to remember John Henry Denig, a York County Marine awarded the Medal of Honor for action during the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864


Past Commandant Anthony Stabile is Officer of the Day for dedication of a new Vietnam Veterans Memorial in York, PA

Upcoming Event: QUARTEMANIA - benefits Toys for Tots 
Event Date : Saturday, September 11
Event Time :  10am
Event Duration :  .00/ticket
Event Location :  Alert Fire Hall, Emigsville
Event Contact :  717-764-3706